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From: mcrware@mcrware.UUCP (Microware Systems Corp.)
Newsgroups: net.micro.6809,net.micro.68k
Subject: Answer to:  what is OS-9? who is Microware?
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Date: Thu, 21-Feb-85 11:12:22 EST
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["Give it to Mikey, he'll eat anything!!!"]

There have been numerous questions on the net recently
concerning OS-9 and Microware.  Here's a brief summary
about what OS-9 and Microware are about.

OS-9 is a real-time, multiuser, multitasking UNIX-like
operating system designed for use with the Motorola 6809
and 68000 family of microprocessors.  The intent of OS-9
is to provide a UNIX-like environment in applications where
UNIX is impractical because of size, expensive hardware
requirements, and execution speed.  The OS-9 kernel is
written in native assembly language for compact size and
fast execution speed.  Fully configured, the OS-9 operating
system requires around 24K of memory.  OS-9 is also
completely ROM-able, allowing it to be used for many
applications that UNIX can't touch.

Microware provides a variety of languages for use with
OS-9.  These languages include:  C (of course), BASIC,
Pascal, FORTRAN, and macro assemblers for the various
processors.  The versions of C include numerous cross-
compilers to allow compilation on a host machine for
downloading to a 68000 machine.  Not all compilers
are currently available for the 6809 and 68000 machines.

Anyone having more questions about OS-9 or Microware
products should give our marketing folks a call, or
send us a note in the mail.  The address and phone
number are:

		Microware Systems Corp.
		1866 NW 114th St.
		Des Moines, IA  50322
		(515)224-1929

If anyone has specific questions about Microware products
they have purchased, send us a note through UUCP.  We'll
see what we can do for you.  (This is a new idea... If we
get swamped with responses, we may discontinue the offer.)

				Steve Guntly
				Manager, Customer Support
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